TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

investment company [2 records]

Record 1 2007-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
DEF

A corporation or trust whose primary purpose is to invest the funds of its shareholders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières
DEF

Société qui effectue des placements en valeurs mobilières pour son propre compte.

DEF

Société ou fiducie dont le but principal est d'investir les fonds de ses actionnaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instituciones financieras
DEF

Sociedad de cartera de capital fijo o variable cuyo objeto social consiste en la compraventa de títulos-valores.

OBS

sociedad de inversión mobiliaria: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Save record 1

Record 2 2007-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
  • Investment
DEF

A company that invests its capital in the shares and other securities of other companies.

OBS

There are two types: 1. Closed-end investment companies have fixed capitalization; their shares may be listed on stock exchanges, where they can be bought or sold. 2. Open-end investment companies, or mutual funds, which have unlimited capitalization, with shares being issued as they are sold and shares redeemed when shareholders wish to liquidate their holdings.

OBS

Most mutual funds are open ended.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Entité dont l'activité consiste à recueillir les sommes déposées par les épargnants et à mettre en commun ces sommes en vue d'effectuer des placements en valeurs mobilières pour le compte de ces épargnants conformément aux politiques et aux objectifs poursuivis.

OBS

Les organismes de placement collectif comprennent les sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (SICAF), les sociétés d'investissement à capital variable (SICAV), et les fonds communs de placement (FCP).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instituciones financieras
  • Inversiones
OBS

La ley de Mercado de Valores prohibe el uso del término "sociedad de inversión" en Bolivia debido a las normas de inversión, el tipo de vigilancia pública y el grado de intervención de los accionistas minoritarios.

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: